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Henry Threadgill Ensemble Double Up: Old Locks And Irregular Verbs
By Track review of "Part Three"" Part 3" is a 16-minute work, constructed with a buoyant and slightly staggered medium-tempo modality. Cellist Christopher Hoffman launches the festivities with a rough-hewn arco solo, signaling drummer Craig Weinrib's loosely executed patterns, as he keenly provides an ongoing cadence with his steadily paced ride cymbal work. One of the rather mystifying components is that the band renders an implied rhythmic gait that elicits a foreboding undercurrent. Pianists Jason Moran and David Virelles render single note voicings and are stereophonically separated between the left and right channels. The same audio process applies to alto saxophonists, Curtis MacDonald and Roman Filiu. Nonetheless, Threadgill's compositions are demanding, even though he affords the soloists plenty of improvisational space but from a structural perspective, a few misplaced notes can throw matters out of whack.
The soloists each take turns circumnavigating the principle theme and tempo amid key movements where convergence takes place via odd-metered unison choruses. The piece abruptly stops then reformulates into a new episode a few minutes prior to the finale, as the musicians engage in informal, conversational dialogues. Consistent with Threadgill's previous works, this music is by no means background music. His artistry and complex outlook is embedded with all-embracing developments that tend to mesmerize the willing listener.
Track Listing
Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four.
Personnel
Henry Threadgill
woodwindsHenry Threadgill: composition; Jason Moran: piano; David Virelles: piano; Roman Filiu: alto saxophone; Curtis MacDonald: alto saxophone; Christopher Hoffman: cello; Jose Davila: tuba; Craig Weinrib: drums.
Album information
Title: Old Locks And Irregular Verbs | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Pi Recordings
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About Henry Threadgill
Instrument: Woodwinds
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